Sony STR-DE345 - Manual (Page 10)

Receiver Operations
Selecting a Component
To listen to or watch a connected component, first
select the function on the receiver or with the remote.
Before you begin, make sure you have;
• Connected all components securely and correctly as
indicated on pages 5 to 9.
BASS BOOST
indicator
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2
Press l/C!) (power) to turn on the receiver.
Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
To listen to or watch Press
Radio programs TUNER
Compact discs (CD) CD
MiniDiscs (MD) or audio tapes MD/TAPE
TV programs or Satellite
receiver TV/SAT
Video tapes VIDEO
DVD player/AC-3 decoder 5.1 CH/DVD
Turn on the component, for example, a CD player,
and then start playing.
To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see
"Receiving Broadcasts" on page 11.
Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
Every time you turn MASTER VOLUME, the
display changes as follows:
To avoid damaging your speakers
Make sure that you turn down the volume before you
turn off the receiver. When you turn on the receiver, the
volume remains at the level you turn off the receiver.
To Do this
Mute the sound Press MUTING. Press again to
restore the sound.
Reinforce the bass Press BASS BOOST to turn on
the BASS BOOST indicator.
Adjust the balance 1 Press LEVEL or CURSOR
MODE on the remote
repeatedly until the LEVEL
indicator lights up.
2 Press MENU < or >
repeatedly until "BALANCE"
appears on the display.
3 Press + or - to adjust the
balance right or left.
Adjust the tone quality Press BASS +/- and TREBLE
+/- to adjust the tone level. You
can select a tone level of
-6dB to +6dB in 2-dB steps.
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS button to OFF.
Watching/listening to video programs
When you watch/listen to TV or video programs, we
recommend you play audio portion through the
receiver instead of your TV's speaker. This lets you
take advantage of the receiver's surround sound
effects, such as Dolby Pro Logic Surround and lets you
use the receiver's remote to control the audio.
Turn off the speakers on your TV before you start so
you can enjoy the surround sound from your receiver.
To watch/listen to TV programs, turn on the TV, TV tuner
and the receiver and press TV/SAT on the receiver.
To watch videos, do the following:
Press VIDEO to select the VCR.
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2
Turn on the TV and set the TV's video input to
match your video component.
VOL MIN -e-» VOL 1
VOL MAX
■ VOL 30
3 Turn on the VCR, and start playback.
To adjust the volume of the TV's speaker
Use the volume control on the TV.
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